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- Title
A MODELING APPROACH TO LINK FOOD AVAILABILITY, GROWTH, EMERGENCE, AND REPRODUCTION FOR THE MIDGE CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS.
- Authors
Péry, Alexandre R. R.; Mons, Raphaël; Flammarion, Patrick; Lagadic, Laurent; Garric, Jeanne
- Abstract
We present models to link feeding with growth, emergence, and reproduction of the midge Chironomus riparius. These models are based on assumptions about the biology of this species and distinguish between males and females. The assumptions are the isomorphism of the chironomidae, the fact that much more energy is used for growth than for maintenance, and the existence of a maximum length for male and female larvae that does not depend on food availability. We supported our assumptions by experimental data and estimated the parameters of the model. We then successfully predicted the length pattern of 2-d-old larvae exposed in an artificial sediment to different feeding levels with different starting densities and also linked emergence time and growth pattern. We found our model to be consistent with data from another study and another species (Chironomus plumosus). As for reproduction, the mean number of eggs per mass was described as a linear function of feeding quantity. Our models could be used in sediment risk assessment to choose feeding level, to build effects models, or to predict the effects of toxicants at the population level.
- Subjects
CHIRONOMUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; MARINE biology; MARINE sciences
- Publication
Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 2002, Vol 21, Issue 11, p2507
- ISSN
0730-7268
- Publication type
Article